Dictionary entries for 'relaxation'

Synonyms

re·lax·a·tion (rḗlăk-sā́shən)

noun

The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed.
Refreshment of body or mind; recreation: played golf for relaxation.
A loosening or slackening.
A reduction in strictness or severity.
Physiology The lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers.
Physics The return or adjustment of a system to equilibrium following displacement or abrupt change.
Mathematics A method of solving equations in which the errors resulting from an initial approximation are reduced by succeeding approximations until all errors are within specified limits.